Dexter's Laboratory is full of inappropriate jokes not aimed at the target audience. The Dexter's Laboratory innuendos on this list might surprise you. After all, when you think of the classic animated series, you probably remember a grumpy redheaded boy genius and his irrepressible sister. You don't think of winking references to sex.
Whiles fans don't immediately remember the adult jokes on Dexter’s Laboratory, there are plenty of moments that grown-ups would've found funny. Some cartoons do them subtly, others make it very clear, and Dexter’s Laboratory did a little bit of both. With some dirty jokes, you’ll have "aha" moments, while others will make you wonder how you could’ve missed them.
Adult Dexter's Laboratory Jokes You Didn't Catch as a Kid,
Dexter Makes a Grown-Up Joke
Dexter tells a short joke, but the point of it is that negatively charged hydroxyl ion is OH-, or HO-. So the person in the joke is essentially saying, “That’s no ho, that’s my wife.”
The Banned Episode
“Rude Removal” is a season two episode of Dexter's Laboratory that initially didn't air because of salty language. A lot of salty language. More than 15 years later, however, it aired on Adult Swim. In the episode, Dexter invents a machine that removes the rudeness personality trait, but when Dexter and Dee Dee separate from the rude versions of themselves, they must deal with the extremely mean counterparts. Seriously, there are f-bombs being dropped and just foul language galore that would've been too much for 1997, even if the whole thing were chock full of bleeps.
Dexter’s Parents Make Some Sexual Innuendo
It turns out they’re just playing Twister, but since they're mostly out of frame and all that's visible are limbs akimbo and intertwined body parts, the assumption is obvious. In case it's not, his mom even says “Honey, I don’t think that’s gonna fit" as the two shiver and grunt.
Pure, Uncut Flour
In “The Beard to be Feared,” a package filled with a white, powdery substance is cut open with a knife as someone says, “I can assure you it is 100% pure.” It's not cocaine, but it's definitely portrayed like cocaine. Bonus for the pun joke about “rolling in the dough” because flour/money.
Dexter Has Claimed a Doll’s Crotch
In the episode “Labels,” Dexter marks his territory by literally placing labels on things. One of the items he stakes claim to is Dee Dee’s doll, slapping the label right on her crotch. Interesting placement there, little fella.
Pushing Dexter's Buttons Fires Him Up
In “Replacement Sisters,” the busty blonde Dexter hires asks, “What does this button do?” repeatedly in a sensual voice. Dexter has to excuse himself, and it sounds like he walks off screen to dump cold water on himself, but who knows what might’ve been happening. All that’s for certain is he returns soaking wet.
Dexter Hires a Stripper
In the episode “Replacement Sisters,” Dee Dee gets fired and Dexter replaces her with this gal. One can only assume that she’s a stripper. Not because she’s busty, but because at one point she says she’ll dance for extra money.
Dee Dee’s Inappropriate Anagram
Dexter and Dee Dee have decoder rings, and when the two are arguing about their respective fan clubs, Dee Dee states, “Dexter, your club is for big IDKSC!” The anagram is pretty clear already, but Dexter decodes it and, shocked, declares, "Hey, I'm gonna tell mom!"
The Neighbor Lady’s Butt Is “Dad’s Trophy”
Pretty self-explanatory: Neighbor Lady bends over to pick something up, revealing “Dad’s Trophy” written across her butt cheeks.
Just a Quick Cannabis Reference
In an episode titled “Mountain Mandark,” Mandark’s parents take him on a nature walk. At one point, his mother says, “There’s a cornucopia of sustenance to be harvested from our great, giving earth” as she crouches near what appears to be marijuana plants.